{"id":"CVE-1999-1438","title":"Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.","summary":"Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1991-02-22","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1438","references":[{"url":"http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/105","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.01a.SunOS.mail.vulnerability","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00406,"epssPercentile":0.34663,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.679Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1438","body":"## Overview\n\nVulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}